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1996 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1996 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 6 Election?

Tim Holden won the 1996 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 6 Election. Tim Holden received 115,193 popular votes (58.55%). The main challenger was Christian Y. Leinbach (40.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Holden and Leinbach

Holden +17.8 pts · won by 35,132 votes
Tim HoldenDemocraticWINNER58.55%
115,193 votes
Christian Y. LeinbachRepublican40.7%
80,061 votes
Thomas E. Listnatural law0.75%
1,475 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.